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Nhlanganiso Mkhonta serves as Business Editor at the Times of Eswatini. He reports on business, economics, finance, investment, entrepreneurship and public policy, producing insightful coverage and analysis of the issues driving Eswatini’s economy and the wider African business environment.

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Business

Mpakeni Dam construction hits 31 per cent

MBABANE – Construction of the game-changing Mpakeni Dam under the MNWAP has officially passed the 31 per cent completion mark, signalling significant progress...

Business

World Bank urges reforms to unlock private sector growth

MBABANE – The World Bank has called for urgent structural reforms to address long-standing constraints holding back private sector development, job creation and...

Business

Eswatini offers attractive exchange control incentives

MBABANE – Eswatini is positioning itself as a more competitive investment destination through a package of incentives designed to attract foreign direct investment...

Business

CBE holds repo rate despite falling inflation, SARB cut

MBABANE - The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has maintained its repo rate at 6.75 per cent, even as headline inflation eased for...

Business

EWADE entrusted to deliver food sovereignty – minister

MBABANE – Minister for Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka says government has placed a monumental task before EWADE Chief Executive Officer Dr Samson Sithole to...

Business

6 sectors urgently need digital investment

MBABANE – Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg has identified six priority sectors where digital transformation can unlock Eswatini’s productivity and boost economic growth.Speaking during...

News

21 Taiwan businesses invest E1.85bn, create 13k jobs

EZULWINI - Taiwanese businesses have invested over US$100 million (approximately E1.85 billion) in Eswatini, creating around 13 000 jobs across key industries. This...

Business

Govt renews EWADE CEO’s contract

SIMUNYE - Government through the Nomsa Dlamini – led Board of EWADE, has renewed Dr Samson Sithole’s contract as CEO for an unprecedented...

Business

Trade Promotion Bill to modernise investment, trade framework

EZULWINI – The Eswatini Investment Promotion Authority (EIPA) has described the proposed Investment and Trade Promotion Bill as a ‘strategic legislative instrument.’ The...

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Socialites, banker arrested in E396 000 fraud case

MANZINI – Two socialites and a banker have been arrested in connection with an alleged fraud involving more than E396 000. The accused...

34 cops graduate in police science

MANZINI – Thirty-four police officers have graduated with diplomas in Police Science as the police service seeks to strengthen its response to emerging...

MaMkhize back for ‘Bull’ after China trip

MBABANE – Mbabane Highlanders AM president Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize is back home after a business trip to China, declaring that her presence is...

Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve confirms separation from wife

MANZINI – Founder and senior pastor of God Cares Christian Fellowship, Bishop Vusumuzi Makuluve, has confirmed the end of his marriage to Nolwazi...

Eswatini repatriates 11 third-country nationals

MBABANE – Eswatini has repatriated 11 third-country nationals since July 2025 under an arrangement with the United States Government. The latest to return...